Get a glimpse into my academic journey. Here you’ll find a selection of my work. Explore my projects to learn more about what I do!
. . . I travel the world through Literature
1.July 23 to Sept 23: University of Leeds, UK Designation: Academic Tutorship in English for Academic Purposes Course Taught: Language for Engineering
2.Oct 2017-Dec 2022: Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Designation: Assistant Professor in English (Literature and Culture Studies), Humanities and Social Sciences.
3.Jan 2018 to Sept 2018: IITRAM, Ahmedabad, Gujarat Designation: Assistant Professor in English Course Taught: HS1002, English Language Communication to B Tech First Year.
4. July 2017 to Sept 2017: SVKM’s Narsee Monjee, School of Liberal Arts, Mumbai. Designation: Assistant Professor Courses Taught: Literature 01: Contemporary India to BA(Hons) Liberal Arts to First Semester Literature 02: Revolutions in the World, Contemporary World Literature to BA(Hons) Liberal Arts, to Third Semester
5. July 2013-14: Teaching Assistant, IIT Kanpur: Courses Taught: Introduction to Graphic Novels, Level Two (2014) Communications Skills, HSS Level One and Two (2013)
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Aditi Magotra: (December 2019-present), IIT Jammu,
Title: “Phantasm of Divergence and the Soma of Similitude: A Verbo-Visual Analysis of Transmedia Storytelling in the Narratives of the Ramayana and Panchatantra”, to be submitted, 17 March 2025.
2. Saloni Walia: (January 2021-present), IIT Jammu,
Title: “Representation of Transgenders in Indian Textual and Non-textual
Narratives”
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Editorial Board: Member of the Board of the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (since 2020 to present)
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Postcolonial Studies Association
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Postmodern Language Association: August 2024- August 2026
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The English Association, UK: March 23-Feb 2026
1. 2016, December 3: Presented an Article titled, “Art in Literature or Literature through Art: Symbolism in Graphic Novels of Indian Epics,” at the International Seminar on Symbolism in Indian Art, Archaeology and Literature, Deccan College, Post Graduate and Research Institute, Pune, in collaboration with Indian Council of Historical Research.
2. 2019, July 2: Presented the paper “Science Metaphors for Religious Contexts:
Decoding Amruta Patil's Parva Duology” in The International Graphic Novel and
Comics Conference, The Resonance of Comics: Social Impact and Possible Futures’, IGNCC 2019, UK
3. 2019, September 25: Delivered a Keynote titled “Art, Work and Artwork-- Drawing Performance” at the International Conference organized by IIT Patna, on
Postcolonial Studies in Comics and Graphic Narratives from South Asia, Patna, India
4. 2021, November 22: Chaired a Panel at comIN, the annual International Conference on Comics organized by the Department of Design, IIT Delhi.
5. 2024, July 10-12: IGNCC organised by the University of East Anglia, Norwich UK. Title of the talk: “Body Matters: Aesth(ethics) of Hyper-modern ‘Sci-Graphiction’
1. 3 Sept, 2020: Served as a Resource Person and delivered a lecture on “Retelling and Adaptation of Indian Epics in Graphic Books” in the International Webinar Series, Stories, Storytellings, Methods: Currents in Vogue in Literature and Culture, organized by the Department of English, St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Changanacherry, Kerala, India
2. 17 Nov, 2020: Delivered a Special Invited Lecture titled “Form, Content and Meaning-making in Indian Graphic Novels”, at the Department of Humanities and Social Science, IISER Bhopal, India
3. 23 Nov 2022: University of Northampton, Department of English, “The Tension Within: Political Philosophy in Alan Moore’s Works” (in-person)
4. 17 Nov 2022: University of Rutgers, AMESALL, “The Emotion of a Visual Metaphor: Shared Learning Experiences in the Teaching of Indian Graphic
1. 22 March, 2023: “Being Man and Masculine in the Mahabharata”, organized by Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, India (Online)
2. 23 June 2023: “The Utility of Hinglish in Indian Comics”, Organized by the TORCH network, Oxford University (in-person)